Humanity

Canada is starting to act on climate compliance as the country realizes it is good for business
-As the fourth global oil and gas producer, Canada will be scrutinized and potentially loose investment unless it becomes more ESG compliant
By Andrea Zanon3 years ago in Earth
What to expect from Egypt COP27 Climate Summit?
We are less than a month away from the climate summit COP 27th, which this year takes place in the luxury resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, in Egypt. This is the second time a Middle Eastern country hosts one of these summits. Morocco hosted the COP22 five years ago. However, since the last time world leaders met for the COP26, in Glasgow, UK, in November 2022, the world has changed a great deal. Russia has invaded Ukraine undermining Europe energy security; global inflation is at 40 years high, and we are headed to economic recession.
By Andrea Zanon3 years ago in Earth
Is Your Home As Green As It Can Be?
Taking care of the planet we all live on is very important and each of us has a responsibility to go greener with energy use, whenever possible. From solar energy to wind power, there are many ways of obtaining energy that are environmentally friendly. Are you wondering how to go green? Just keep reading on.
By Miley3 years ago in Earth
The ingenious living bridges of India
When monsoon clouds bring pelting rains to the village of Tyrna, Shailinda Syiemlieh takes the nearest bridge to reach the opposite bank of a gushing stream. The bridge is no ordinary structure made of concrete and metal. Instead, it is composed of a single giant fig tree that sits by the riverbank, and the support that Syiemlieh walks over is a mishmash of aerial roots tightly knotted and woven together. The bridge is not only a part of the landscape, it is helping to support its ecosystem at the same time.
By Fra Tusha3 years ago in Earth
What would a flying-free world look like?
Aviation has long been a pain in the neck for those working to cut human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. It is the pinnacle of a "hard-to-decarbonise" sector: energy-intensive, lacking in immediate technical options to make it lower carbon, and strongly associated with the lifestyles of the richest and most powerful in society.
By Baru Ku3 years ago in Earth
The lost generation of ancient trees
At around 1,100 years old, and almost 11m (36ft) in girth, the Big Belly Oak is the oldest tree in Savernake Forest in south-west England. A tiny sapling at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, Big Belly Oak has lived through the War of the Roses, the Black Death, the English Civil War, the Industrial Revolution and two world wars. Now gnarled and knobbly, Big Belly Oak’s trunk is strapped up with a metal girdle to keep it from falling apart.
By Fra Tusha3 years ago in Earth
The factories turning West Africa’s fish into powder
unjur, a town of some 15,000 people, sits on the Atlantic coastline of southern Gambia, the smallest country on the African continent. During the day, its white-sand beaches are full of activity. Fishermen steer long, vibrantly painted wooden canoes, known as pirogues, toward the shore, where they transfer their still-fluttering catch to women waiting at the water’s edge.
By Udley3 years ago in Earth
Why Nasa is exploring the deepest oceans on Earth
ur oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface, but over 80% of them remain unexplored. In fact, it is often claimed that we know more about the surface of Mars and the Moon than about the ocean floor on our own planet.
By Fra Tusha3 years ago in Earth
How the world's deepest shipwreck was found
On 23 October 1944, the first engagements of a gigantic naval battle began in Leyte Gulf, part of the Philippine Sea. It was the biggest in modern human history.
By Holy horse3 years ago in Earth
The record-breaking dive under the Arctic ice
On 3 August 1958, the commander of the world's first nuclear submarine made an extraordinary, if somewhat tongue in cheek, entry in his logbook: "Embarked following personage at North Pole…" wrote USS Nautilus commander William Anderson, "…Santa Claus, affiliation: Christmas."
By Udley3 years ago in Earth
Plastic is polluting our oceans
The world of waste can be a tangled web of legislation, regulations and rules, which sometimes are difficult to understand and in which it is easy to get lost. In our 50 years of experience dealing with companies of any size and from a variety of different industries in the UK, we can say that a sizable percentage of organisations doesn’t know the difference between Offensive and Hazardous waste.
By W man3 years ago in Earth
Has carnism gone too far?
Society and environmental conditioning have been causing significant pressure and impact on our decisions, as well as the eating norms, so it’s not uncommon that people give up their ideas, succumb to peer pressure, and blindly follow what the majority does, without ever questioning it. Over the last few decades, due to the farming industry and media propaganda, society has been favoring carnism which has been making a lot of people unaware that there are better dietary options to consider.
By Ufreleyi3 years ago in Earth